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Photog Rob Galbraith Rates MacBook Pro Display "Not Acceptable"
An anonymous reader writes "Professional digital photographer and website publisher Rob Galbraith has performed both objective and subjective tests on laptop displays, finding that the late-2008 Macbook Pro glossy displays are 'deep into the not acceptable category' when used in ambient light environments. The Apple notebook came in dead last for color accuracy, and second to last in viewing angles (besting only the Dell Mini 9). He concludes: 'Macs are no longer at the top of the laptop display heap in our minds.'"
He use to like Mac notebooks, but the latest crop doesn't suit a pro photographer. What do the fanbois want before they'll consider an opinion they don't like? A goddamn scientific study?
Well, yes. Reputable magazines and websites do actual scientific tests.
This guy is a professional photographer, but that doesn't mean he knows how to use a computer. For all I know he didn't go to System Prefs and calibrate the thing.
Suuuuuuuuure we believe you Mr. Sociopathic liar.
I've pretty much been vocally anti-Obama for about a year and a half, and I hate glossy screens, and macs too for that matter, since we are spouting irrelevant asides in replies.
Hugs and kisses.
Stop whining, with 1 hour battery life new and 10 minutes after a year does it really matter? Current Apple laptops don't work "portable" anyway, lower energy requirements 10 times and we might have something ..
And the situation is the same for desktop, servers and network equipment as well.
You wouldn't seriously run OS X on network equipment would you?
(or servers for that matter, but at least there's some cases where you'll want to)
There are shills on slashdot. Apparently, I'm one of them.
Because they're gay?
You are a moron. By the way, I'm keenly aware of the fact that people who post as AC (even though they have a user account) actively monitor the threads they post in, looking for some validation of their views. Here's a tip: stop being a coward, post under a registered account, and get some Vagisil for that nasty problem you've got in your southern regions. HAND.
512 MB RAM, 20 GB disk, 200 GB transfer, five datacenters. $19.95/month.
Who cares?
I'd rather the viewing angles were much reduced, everyone at work feels that same way. We don't want people walking past and being able to clearly see what we are doing/browsing.
You shoot weddings and crappy portraits. Just because you get paid doesn't mean you aren't anything more than an amateur.
You lost me. The curreebt price difference probably isn't much different and the added cost of changing the production run seems to already be factored in because they already cost more to buy in the first place..
Yeah, that's obvious. You ignore that not only the price can change (because the production has almost completely shifted from matte to glossy - I bet you think IDE drives are still cheaper than SATA too), but also that changing production from having one (or rather no) option to two options increases price by more than the difference in price for the materials. It's quite clearly my fault I didn't just turn off my brain like you did. Sorry.
Lars T.
To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck
So you didn't ignore it, you just didn't care about those facts? What an intelligent, well thought out reasoned post.
Lars T.
To the guy who modded me down from perfect to terrible Karma - Apple haters still suck